Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Haute-Loire

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
43100 Paulhac

The Château de Paulhac, located in Haute-Loire, is a medieval building renovated in the 15th, 17th and 19th centuries, combining circular dungeon and Gothic style. Dominating the town, it is being restored after a fire in 2013.

Castle
43100 Saint-Beauzire

The Château de Lespinasse, a 14th and 15th century military building, stands in Saint-Beauzire in Haute-Loire. Enlarged in the 17th and 20th centuries, it combines defensive architecture and rural elements, with remarkable local woodwork.

Statue
43000 Le Puy-en-Velay

The statue Notre-Dame de France is a monumental 22.7-metre cast-iron Virgin erected at the Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire) between 1856 and 1860, a religious and historical symbol dominating the city from the Corneille rock.

Romanesque Church
43300 Chanteuges

The priory of Chanteuges, a former Benedictine monastery of the 10th century, dominates the Allier Valley in Chanteuges (High-Loire). Transformed in the 15th and 18th centuries, it combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture in a spectacular volcanic site.

Medieval bridge
43230 Domeyrat

The Old Bridge of Domeyrat, built at the end of the 15th century, is an arched bridge of 5 arches spanning the Sénouire, located in the Haute-Loire near the medieval castle of Domeyrat.

Medieval bridge
43000 Aiguilhe

The Roderie Bridge is a 14th century medieval bridge located in Aiguilhe, Haute-Loire, across the Borne. It was listed as a historical monument in 1926 and bears witness to the local architectural heritage.

Bridge
43380 Lavoûte-Chilhac

The bridge of Lavoûte-Chilhac, probably built in the 15th century, is a stone bridge crossing the Allier in the municipality of Lavoûte-Chilhac, in the Haute-Loire, inscribed in historical monuments since 1926.

Roman bridge
43700 Brives-Charensac

The Chartreuse Bridge, built in the 15th century in Brives-Charensac (Haute-Loire), is a medieval masonry bridge crossing the Loire, classified as a historical monument in 1914.